Linux From Scratch - Version 7.3

Chapter 6. Installing Basic System Software

6.35. GDBM-1.10

The GDBM package contains the GNU Database Manager. This is a disk
file format database which stores key/data-pairs in single files.
The actual data of any record being stored is indexed by a unique
key, which can be retrieved in less time than if it was stored in a
text file.

Approximate build time:0.1 SBU

Required disk space:8.5 MB

6.35.1. Installation of GDBM

Prepare GDBM for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-libgdbm-compat

The meaning of the configure option:

--enable-libgdbm-compat

This switch enables the libgdbm compatibility library to be
built, as some packages outside of LFS may require the older
DBM routines it provides.